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Books By Author Stewart M. Hoover

A study into the relationship between forms of spirituality, media and its effect on social reform. Bringing together scholarly perspectives from around the world, it explores how 'spiritualities' express themselves through and with media - from television to Internet, from fashion to art murals - as socially transforming voices and practices.

Discusses the complex role that media plays in the rise and spread of fundamentalist movements within various religions traditions. This book looks at 'fundamentalisms' and 'the media' together and addresses the resulting relations and interactions from critical perspectives of history, technology, geography, and practice.

Late modernity has produced a marked turn away from institutionalized religions towards individual forms of the search for spiritual meaning. Looking at the everyday interaction of religion and media in our cultural lives, and using empirical research into household media consumption, this title aims to assesses of the state of modern religiosity.

Author Biography - Stewart M. Hoover

Stewart M. Hoover is Professor and Dean of the School of Journalism and Mass Communication. Lynn Schofield Clark is Assistant Research Professor at the Center for Mass Media Research in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication. Diane F. Alters is a doctoral student in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication. Lee Hood is Assistant Professor of Journalism and Mass Communication. They are all at the University of Colorado, Boulder. Joseph G. Champ is a Full-time Instructor in the Department of Natural Resource Recreation and Tourism at Colorado State University.

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